Archive for the ‘Machining’ Category

Hobby CNC, Home CNC, and the CNC Hobbyist can now find all the information they need at CNCInformation.com website. Ivan has added a dedicated webpage that has all of the information a Hobby CNC enthusiast would need. Visit this dedicated CNC Hobbyist webpage at: Hobby CNC 

Ivan describes how some CNCers tend to get into Hobby CNC at their Home CNC shop. Ivan talks about some times people make it into CNC from another Hobby they have, such as Combat Roboting or Remote Control Modeling. These CNCers have found a need for a small-specialized part that will work for their hobby and CNC is one of the ways to get small-specialized parts at your price and your time constraint. Ivan also has some good idea’s and tips about getting into CNC.

Learn Machining all day long at Ivan Irons’ Computer Numerical Control website with a page dedicated to those who are new trying to learn machining. Ivan dedicated his Machining webpage along with Machining Tutorials to those who are entering into the Computer Numerical world and are trying their hand at learning machining. You can visit this page at: Learn Machining 

In order to learn machining, there are plenty of topics within machining that one needs to be aware of before diving into machining headfirst. Ivan describes that within machining there are plenty of different types of machining to learn about, it makes machining such a large topic to start learning. Ivan describes that there is milling, turning, bending, grinding, drilling, taping, and threading just to name a few. You can learn more about these different types of machining at Ivan’s Computer Numerical Control website at: Learn Machining 

Ivan also has a few articles that are related to CNC Machining and learning Computer Numerical Control Machining. These articles are on this Machining webpage in order to let users dive deeper if they so wish into the machining world of grinding, turning, drilling, taping, or whatever type of machining peaks their interest. You can view these articles at:

LOS ANGELES, CA , Jan 25, 2008 – Westec 2008 features the unveiling of two major developments in CNC Software’s Mastercam CAD/CAM software. Attendees will get the first look at Mastercam’s new Feature Based Machining (FBM) as well as the Mastercam for SolidWorks add-in. Both will showcased in booth # 3258 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA on March 31 – April 3.

Feature-Based Machining (FBM)

Mastercam’s new Feature-Based Machining automates the machining process. This offers shops dramatic speed improvements and allows for great reductions in programming time. Mastercam’s FBM will automatically evaluate the part and program pockets, contours, bosses, and drilling routines with minimal user input. New users to Mastercam will be machining 2D solid parts sooner thanks to FBM’s ease of use and short learning curve.

Mastercam for SolidWorks

Mastercam for SolidWorks is fully integrated CAM that runs seamlessly in SolidWorks. SolidWorks users can now program their parts directly within SolidWorks using Mastercam’s industry-leading toolpaths and machining strategies.

Mastercam’s latest release, X2MR2 will also be demonstrated in the booth. Stop by to learn about the Mastercam X2 features including: -

• The new Peel Milling toolpath moves the tool in and “peels” away material, layer by layer.
• The Operations Manager pane can now float to a different area of the graphics window or to a separate screen when you are working with dual monitors.
• The Create Boundary function greatly expands Mastercam’s toolpath boundary creation, restricting the toolpaths to highly specific areas.
• Many powerful multi-axis enhancements are included in the advanced multi-axis toolpaths.
• Common edge optimization in nesting is now supported.

About Mastercam

Developed by CNC Software, Inc., Mastercam is Windows-based CAD/CAM software for 2- through 5-axis milling and turning; 2- and 4-axis wire EDM; 2D and 3D design, surface, and solid modeling; artistic relief cutting, and 2D and 3D routing. CNC Software is a privately owned corporation founded in 1984. The U.S.-based company provides Mastercam CAD/CAM solutions to more than 124,936 installations in 75 countries in industries including mold-making, prototyping, automotive, medical, aerospace, and consumer products. Mastercam runs under Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista, and is compatible with all other CAD/CAM systems. For more information about CNC Software, Inc. and its Mastercam family of products, contact CNC Software, Inc., M – F, 8 AM – 6 PM EST at (800) 228-2877 or (860) 875-5006, 671 Old Post Road, Tolland, CT 06084. Or visit www.mastercam.com.

OPEN MIND Technologies CAM software product integrated within Solidworks and receives highest partner status.

The new hyperMILL® V9.7 from OPEN MIND offers CAD integration with SolidWorks®. SolidWorks Corporation, developer of the popular Solidworks CAD product has certified the integration of OPEN MIND’s complete solution and has designated hyperMILL® as a ‘Certified Gold Product’. This is SolidWorks’ highest award based on outstanding integration, quality and interoperability.

To receive the ‘Certified Gold Product’ award, the partner product must go through a multilevel certification process. The requirements include full integration of the software user interface within SolidWorks® and associative database linking of the geometric data of SolidWorks®. In addition, SolidWorks® reference customers must be able to use the software product effectively. In-house product tests are also conducted at SolidWorks to determine whether its high requirements are fulfilled. OPEN MIND Technologies released hyperMILL® V9.7, including the SolidWorks® integration in October 2007. And now hyperMILL® has now successfully completed and passed the certification process.

Integrated process chains for CAD users
“Our CAD-integrated CAM solution hyperMILL® has the advantage of allowing SolidWorks® users to implement integrated process chains on their existing user interface,” explains Frank Eckstein, responsible for hyperMILL® in SolidWorks in the Application Technology division at OPEN MIND. “In our software solution, the CAD and CAM systems both access the same database. A uniform data model is used for the entire process. This helps ensure transparency and accuracy in the production process and prevents errors.”
About OPEN MIND Technologies AG

OPEN MIND Technologies AG ( www.openmind-tech.com) is a leading developer of CAD/CAM software and postprocessors for designing and manufacturing complex moulds and parts. OPEN MIND offers an extensive range of products, from 2D feature-oriented solutions for milling standard parts through to software for 5-axis simultaneous machining. With their hyperMILL® software, which is used in the automotive, tool and mould manufacturing, mechanical engineering and aerospace industries, OPEN MIND Technologies AG is represented in all the important markets in Asia, Europe and North America. OPEN MIND Technologies AG is a Mensch und Maschine company ( www.mum.de).

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